The Region of Peel’s Regional Council adopted a new Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy this week that sets objectives for increased water efficiency and stormwater management…
The City of Toronto has appointed Elliott Cappell as chief resilience officer (CRO), a new position created to lead city-wide resilience-building efforts to help Toronto…
Yesterday, the Regional Municipality of Durham, Works Department celebrated the official opening of the new Nonquon Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP). The new facility will…
BLOOM has announced grant funding to support the completion of seven clean technology demonstration projects. The water cleantech pilot is focused on an innovative solids…
Both Ontario and the federal government are investing in the City of Windsor’s water infrastructure. Kate Young, Member of Parliament for London West, joined Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens to…
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) has a new President, with Nevin McKeown assuming the role on a permanent basis starting June 6, 2017. Mr.…
The Province of Ontario has announced it will be charging water bottling companies an additional $500 for groundwater withdrawals. Beginning Aug. 1, 2017, water bottlers…
The report, Every Drop Counts, released this week by the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, is exactly what’s needed to move the water and wastewater sectors…
York Region is requesting that the Province of Ontario provide it the same revenue raising powers as the City of Toronto to help service future…
The office of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (ECO) has served up a suite of recommendations to drive improvements in Ontario’s water usage, energy efficiency,…
There is an enormous opportunity in the Province of Ontario, to reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions through the municipal water sector. That is the…
Clearford Water Systems Inc., a TSX Venture 50 Company, announced yesterday that Mr. Rod Bryden, its current chair, will not stand for re-election to the…
The township of North Glengarry, Ontario, will receive $22.8 million in funding from the provincial and federal governments for water infrastructure projects. Francis Drouin, Member…
The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced over $8 million in combined funding for water projects in the Thunder Bay region. The federal and…
London, Ontario, will make a major investment in stormwater and wastewater infrastructure to help basements stay dry and reduce the amount of effluent entering the…
The Government of Canada has announced several water infrastructure projects across Ontario, totaling more than $93 million in federal investment. Funding includes $2.6 million for…
Toronto has delayed its decision to implement a dedicated stormwater fee, due to cost concerns and the ultimate transparency for rate payers, among others. When…
In a report to the Town of Erin, Ontario, Gary Scott of Ainley Group, Consulting Engineers and Planners, has found that an subsurface wastewater disposal…
The Ontario Clean Water Agency has hired Lisa Babel as the new director of Engineering Services. Babel is taking over from Sangeeta Chopra, who is…
Using data from NASA’s Landsat 5 instrument, scientists Jeff Ho and Anna Michalak, along with colleagues, have made new advances in understanding the drivers behind…
On May 9th, Ontario passed legislation to modernize the province’s resource extraction rules. The legislation enhances government authority under the Clean Water Act of 2006.…
The Ontario Water Works Association (OWWA) has recognized the City of Guelph’s leadership in water conservation with a 2017 Award of Excellence in Water Efficiency…
At the City of Barrie’s May 8th General Committee meeting, Councillors approved the Climate Change Adaptation strategy, which will guide future planning to reduce the…
The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit of Norfolk County, Ontario, has announced the launch of the HNHU Drinking Water Hauler Inspection Program. Over the past two years,…